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Old 05-20-2012, 06:14 PM   #51
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Originally Posted by FT86FRS View Post
So which way would be better for going to a complete stop, downshifting to decelerate or pop it to neutral and use the brakes? I normally downshift on my eagle talon not sure if that's the proper/better way
You shouldn't be doing one or the other, you should be doing both.

You shouldn't just be coasting in neutral just braking, and you shouldn't just downshift and then pull out the clutch to decelerate. You should be braking and downshifting when coming to a stop, preferably with rev-matching to avoid wear on the clutch.

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